My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 88 The evil spirit will never die!

"Your Majesty, please slow down."

When they arrived at Shanglin Palace, Liu Wu originally thought that the emperor's brother would step aside and say something to him alone.

But in the blink of an eye, the originally empty bedroom was filled to the brim with palace servants and chamberlains filing in.

But it is not static, but dynamic in and out - one group of people enters and another group of people exits, while maintaining the unshakable crowding in the hall.

By the time Liang Wang Liu Wu turned around from his shock, the palace people who had poured into the palace had receded like a tide.

Emperor Qi, who was sitting on the imperial couch just now, did not know when he sat beside the imperial couch.

After taking a closer look, I discovered that under the Emperor Qi was a low pottery couch with an extremely weird shape, into which the imperial doctors were pouring medicinal soup from the round mouth at the back.

The emperor Qi sat on the pottery couch and was covered with a thick cloth blanket.

In this hot July day, with the blanket covering him and the heat constantly radiating from the pottery couch under him - in the blink of an eye, Emperor Qi was already sweating profusely.

However, the already sickly face, instead of getting better, actually looked even more depressed.

"Brother Royal?"

A soft cry escaped his lips subconsciously, and Liang Wang Liu Wu realized that he had begun to cry without knowing when.

But on the Tao couch, Emperor Qi frowned at first. It took him a while to get used to it, and then he finally relaxed his twisted face.

Qiang cheered up and smiled miserably at Liang Wang Liu Wu.

"It's been a long time~"

"When the late emperor was still alive, he was afraid that his throne would change, so he didn't dare to treat it in a big way, and he didn't have the chance to recover."

"With repeated delays, it has become difficult to recover..."

After saying that, Emperor Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, raised his hand with difficulty, stretched it out from the intersection of the cloth and blanket on his chest, and waved to Liang Wang Liu Wu.

When Liu Wu woke up from a dream, he hurriedly ran forward, supported Emperor Qi a little and leaned on the edge of the couch, and Liu Wu knelt down.

He raised his head with tears in his eyes and looked at the emperor's brother, whose face was ashen. Prince Liu Wu of Liang felt his heart twisting...

"Brother Emperor, why not tell the late Emperor directly?"

"King Huai of Liang had already fallen from his horse and died, and Ashen also left early."

"Even if he knew about it, the late emperor would never think of establishing another Yichu institution again?"

"No matter what, it's better than this now..."

After a few words, Liu Wu couldn't hold back the tears anymore, so he lowered his head and burst into tears.

But when Emperor Qi heard this, he first smiled bitterly and shook his head. Then he lost all the energy to feed himself, and then he reached out and patted the back of his younger brother's neck.

"It's not that simple..."

"Back then, King Huai of Liang fell from his horse and died. Even before his death, my father was still asking sadly: How did my son Liu Yi die?"

"Even at the moment when he was about to close his eyes, my father still didn't believe that King Liang Huai was really accidentally killed and died of his injuries..."

With that said, Emperor Qi moved his body slightly, trying his best to lean his body weight completely on the edge of the imperial couch.

Feeling that his body was no longer so heavy, he sighed quietly and said: "Father, you have never liked me."

"Even a national scholar like Jia Yi was not willing to be sent to me by my father. Instead, he was sent to Suiyang without any thought to be A'ao's tutor to the Prince of Liang..."

"Even after Ayi fell from his horse and died, my father still didn't call Jia Yi back to the court, but sent him to Changsha?"

"Ah……"

"I would rather be sent to the barren land of Changsha than to take advantage of me, the crown prince..."

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"My mother suffered from an eye disease and fell out of favor with my father."

"And Ah Yi's death not only did not make Mrs. Shen lose her father's favor, but it actually made her even more favored."

"In the years since A'ao's death, my mother and I have been walking on thin ice..."

"Not to mention this serious illness, even if I catch wind and cold on weekdays, I don't dare to show it in front of my father..."

Perhaps this 'medicine steaming' had an effect. As he spoke, Emperor Qi's sluggish face gradually regained some color.

His hands and feet seemed to have gained strength - at least he could gather the heavy blanket on his body by himself, instead of letting the palace attendants do it for him.

But this scene made Liang Wang Liu Wu's tears, which had just slowed down, break through the defense line of his eyes again.

——Brother, has this been how you have been here all these years?
Whenever something important happens, do you rely on this medicine to cheer up?
For a time, the 27-year-old Liang Wang Liu Wu looked like a cornered child in the streets, crying and bursting into tears.

But on that pottery couch, the voice of Emperor Qi became clearer, louder and more powerful;
Since then, it has reached the ears of Liang Wang Liu Wu more and more clearly, constantly impacting the soul of Liang Wang Liu Wu.

"Earlier, I told Awu that I might not have a few years left to live."

"But in fact, Zhou Ren told me as early as the third year of the late Emperor's reign: If it is not easy to recuperate, I might be ahead of the late Emperor."

"——Four years~"

"Four years have passed since Zhou Ren sentenced me to three years of life."

"To this day, I no longer know when I will fall asleep and never wake up again..."

As he said this, Emperor Qi looked at Liu Wu with a smile, and said with a self-deprecating tone: "A Wudang wouldn't believe it if I told you;"

"For that day - for that day when I fall asleep and never wake up again, not only do I not feel fear, I even look forward to it..."

"I've been really tired over the past few years..."

During the process of Emperor Qi speaking these words, Liang Wang Liu Wu cried several times and shouted, "Brother Emperor!" ', or even 'Your Majesty! '.

But Emperor Qi seemed to have entered a sleepy state, not caring whether his brother was kowtowing, howling, or even calling himself.

After just talking to himself, it wasn't until Liang Wang Liu Wu maintained his posture of kneeling and kowtowing, but in fact he had already lost all strength from crying, that the Emperor Qi finally shook his head with a smile.

"I, I cannot go to see the late emperor yet."

"——I must not go to see my father before the old thief Liu Bi."

"If I can't live to see Liu Bi, the old thief, beheaded with my own eyes, even if I die, I will never rest in peace..."

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"Awu~"

"My King Liang."

"My brothers and sisters..."

"——If Rong, that boy, was granted the title of Wu, and was deprived of the authority to mine and mint money;"

"Then Ah Wu sits in the ancestral temple and Sheji of my Han family, will he still regard that boy Rong as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh?"

"——If I can clean up all the clans and princes before I close my eyes, there will be no possibility for the feudal king to disobey Chang'an;"

"Then when I get underground, can I see Awu first before seeing these bastards?"

"Can my eleven sons live to reach their prime?"

"My brother Liang Wang, can he, as an elder of the clan, preside over the crowning ceremony of these boys on my behalf..."

For a time, the only sounds left in the entire dormitory were the sobs of Liang Wang Liu Wu and a few other palace residents.

Emperor Qi just lowered his head and looked at his younger brother who was kneeling in front of him. He stretched out his hand again and again, but did not land on Liu Wu's back.

It was as if at this moment, the emperor of the Han family was asking for help from His Highness, Prince Liang.

No matter how much he couldn't bear it, Emperor Qi still needed to get a definite answer from Liang Wang Liu Wu...

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"How's it going over there, Fourth?"

"And Lao Qi."

In the hunting ground, after coaxing his third brother - at least making it clear that he was by no means 'ungrateful', 'pretending to be real', and would never betray his eldest brother, Liu De sat back next to Liu Rong.

On the side, Young Master Liu Yu was squatting on the ground with a depressed face, and the branches in his hands were poking at the muddy ground in front of him.

It was rare to feel this pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, and Liu De finally felt a sense of comfort that had almost never appeared in the past month.

When Liu Rong asked about business matters, he replied with a smile: "We are doing everything according to the elder brother's previous instructions."

"——Lao Si took Lao Wu, Lao Liu and Lao Ba to find Uncle Liang."

"Just now at the hunting ground, Lao Wu first asked his father for a tassel, saying that he would lead an army to conquer the King of Wu, and then promised Uncle Wang that if he could lead the army as he wished, he would definitely help Uncle Wang Liang defend Suiyang."

"Lao Qi took Lao Jiu and entered Aunt Guantao's house."

"It is said that for this reason, Jia also sold off many properties and manors - even almost all the shops in the East and West cities were sold off."

"Imagine that this time, in order to knock on the door of my aunt's Tangyi Marquis Mansion, Xuanming Palace, I have spent all my wealth?"

As he said this, Liu De smiled and shook his head. He immediately followed Liu Rong's example and leaned his whole body against the roots of the tree, completely relaxing.

——During this period, Liu De's life was the most difficult among the three brothers in the Phoenix Palace.

Even though Liu Rong was feeling depressed, he still had some free time;

Although Gongziyu was filled with righteous indignation, he didn't need to worry about anything.

Only Liu De, who was good at dancing in Prince Liang's Mansion of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, was really exhausted mentally and physically.

Even compared to his eldest brother Liu Rong, Liu De, the second son of the emperor, needs this kind of leisure time more to relax his body and mind. Liu Rong was obviously aware of this, and when he noticed that his younger brother's face was full of enjoyment, he stopped talking to disturb his younger brother's mood.

But even though he didn't say anything, Liu Rong's brain began to operate automatically.

"The fourth child went to the King of Liang, and the seventh child went to Guan Tao's Aunt - each of them got one."

"It's Lao Wu..."

"At such a young age, he has to lead troops on an expedition..."

After just a moment's thought, Liu Rong felt relieved and no longer worried about the safety of his fifth brother.

——According to the original historical timeline, the Wu-Chu Rebellion broke out in the early third year of Emperor Qi Xinyuan.

It is now the end of the first year of the Emperor's Qi Xinyuan. Even according to the historical trajectory, there is only at most one year left before the rebellion breaks out.

In the original history, Liu Fei, the fifth son of Emperor Xiaojing of the Han Dynasty, went to war at the age of fifteen.

And quite a gain!
In the current timeline, because of Liu Rong, a butterfly who flaps his wings, the Wu-Chu Rebellion is likely to break out earlier, but it will only be three to five months earlier at most.

As the eldest brother, Liu Rong, instead of worrying about the safety of his fifth brother Liu Fei, it would be better to think about whether there is any room for maneuver in Liu Fei's official expedition.

"Hmm~"

"The mines in Wu Di?"

"Dockyards along the coast?"

"or……"

For a time, many thoughts flashed through Liu Rong's mind.

Just as he was thinking about whether to instruct Liu Fei to preserve the shipyards in coastal areas as much as possible before Liu Feilin went on an expedition to prevent the shipbuilding technology in coastal areas such as Wu and Qi from being affected by military disasters, Liu De's second-in-command thought-provoking words also made Liu Fei Rong Fei's scattered thoughts came back to his eyes.

"The Tian family from Changling approached Uncle Liang Wang and Aunt Guantao at the same time."

With just one word, the contented look on Liu Rong's face suddenly froze, and his pupils shrank involuntarily!
After briefly thinking about it, Liu Rong's relaxed look as if he was on vacation just a moment ago was slowly replaced by seriousness.

"Qilan Palace is determined to be a traitor and wants to follow the same path as the Imperial Grandmother."

"What a good idea~"

"This beautiful king is really good at it!"

Then Liu De nodded slightly, his eyes still lingering on the peaceful scenery in the distance.

The expression on his face became more serious with Liu Rong's brief summary.

"Your Majesty, my beauty, must have understood what my father meant, and knows that the idea of ​​'the emperor's younger brother' will never come true."

"As for the eldest brother, first because Aunt Guantao wanted to get married, and then because Uncle Liang Wang wanted to be established as the heir apparent - he repeatedly made the imperial grandmother unhappy."

"——After the chaos between Wu and Chu, Uncle Liang will wake up from the sweet dream of the 'Emperor's Crown Prince'."

"By then, if Mrs. Wang has won the favor of the Imperial Grandmother on behalf of Xiao Shi..."

"Then the position of Crown Prince..."

Hearing this, Liu Rong felt a sense of crisis that had not appeared for many years, and a buzzing sound came to his mind, occupying the entire spiritual platform in an instant.

In the original history, how did Liu Che, the great emperor of the Han Dynasty, as the tenth son of the emperor, successfully defeat his nine elder brothers - especially the eldest brother Liu Rong, and finally be named the crown prince?
Li Ji's "old dog" voice may be one of the reasons why the crown prince Liu Rong was dethroned.

But this is only a prerequisite, but it is by no means an important factor.

That "old dog" only caused the crown prince Liu Rong to be dethroned, leaving the Han family's crown prince's position vacant.

As for who can sit on it, it really depends on their ability.

It is true that, as the 'eldest sons' born to their mother, the fourth son of the emperor Liu Yu and the seventh son of the emperor Liu Pengzu have flaws that cannot be ignored.

The former stutters and has the appearance of a master; the latter is sophistry and has the appearance of Shang Zhou.

But compared with these two brothers, the shortcomings of Liu Che, the great emperor of Hanwu at that time, were so great that people couldn't bear to look at them.

——When Prince Liu Rong was dethroned, Liu She, the tenth son of Emperor Jing, had just turned six years old;

When Zhenzhen was established as the crown prince, Prince Liu Che was only seven years old.

At that time, Emperor Jing Liu Qi, even though Li Ji said "an old dog opens the door to hell", was still in a state where he would die if he closed his eyes one day.

The emperor has already been critically ill once, and he doesn't know when he will be traveling to the palace.

The crown prince had just been deposed, which brought about earth-shaking changes inside and outside the court. The prince, tutor Dou Ying, and prime minister Zhou Yafu overturned one after another and were expelled from the center of the court by the emperor.

At this time, who would be willing to raise a seven-year-old child to be the crown prince of the Han family?

Who dares to let a boy who is only seven years old and cannot even tell his temper to be the "Emperor Wu" of the Han family who will definitely raise his troops to march north and ride on the grassland after Emperors Jiwen and Jing?
The answer is: Queen Mother Dou.

The answer is: After receiving the promise that this seven-year-old child would be "a beautiful girl hidden in a golden house", she decided that this child was not like his father, nor was he as cunning as his father's ancestors.

And the person who allowed Liu She, the tenth son of the emperor, who was only six years old and had just passed the critical period of his life and no longer had to worry that he would die at any time, to win the love of Empress Dowager Dou of the East Palace and even decided to support him, was now Qi. The great beauty in Lan Palace: Wang Quan...

"You are really evil-minded..."

"I'm afraid that if I live in the Tai's Palace in the future, things like this in Qilan Palace will not stop easily."

With a sullen face, narrowed eyes, and said something leisurely, Liu Rong slowly turned his head;

Then he saw his second brother Liu De nodded solemnly, and then he clenched his back teeth, suppressed his anger, and thought about how to deal with it.

Not far away from the two brothers, listening to the increasingly serious tone of the two brothers, even though he did not feel the change in the atmosphere, Gongzi Yu finally noticed something unusual.

Turning around in a daze, he saw the two brothers had the same gloomy look on their faces. Young Master Yudang threw away the wooden branch in his hand and trotted back to his eldest brother Liu Rong.

"Big brother!"

"Let me go!"

"Let me bring that idiot Aoigo with me again!"

Liu Rong felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy when he heard that Wang Da of Qilan Palace was making moves, and that he was taking the opportunity to befriend the East Palace.

After being made such a fuss by the Young Master, he burst into tears and laughed, and the power was broken in a second.

"Hey, there's still Aoi Wu..."

"Is it okay to let that killer go to Qilan Palace?"

"If Xiao Shi's mother is beaten to death again, I, the eldest son of the emperor, will really be unable to escape the bad reputation of 'cruel murderer'..."

As time went by, Kuiwu, the eunuch of the Phoenix Hall, had earned the nickname "Silly Tiger" among the people.

As for the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong, with the help of some well-intentioned people, intentionally or unintentionally, he gradually gained the reputation of being "suspected of being violent".

Liu Rong knew the mastermind behind the scenes.

But at the moment, Liang Wang Liu Wushang is still in Chang'an, and the matter of the emperor's brother is still fermenting...

"Let you, Mrs. Wang, be happy for two more days."

"Wait until the chaos between Wu and Chu is over - at least until King Liang leaves the capital..."

Thinking like this, the serious look on Liu Rong's face gradually faded away, replaced by his usual calmness and calmness of having everything under control.

"It's time for the second brother to come back."

"Father, the show is over."

As he said this, Liu Rong stood up from the root of the tree and patted the dust on his back;

Before getting on the horse, he still hesitated for a moment, then raised his head with a smile.

"If you can spare the time, my second brother can help me find someone else."

"——This person's name: Jinsu."

"His father, Jin Wangsun, is engaged in farming. Both father and daughter must live in the Changling area."

Upon hearing Liu Rong's words, Liu De subconsciously accepted the order and felt a little confused;

Golden custom?

How does this sound like a woman's name?
Brother, are you... greedy?
But after hearing the name 'Jin Wangsun', Liu De's pupils suddenly shrank, and his eyes gradually filled with horror when he looked at Liu Rong!
Jin Wangsun!
King Beauty: Wang Quan’s ex-husband!

"this!"

"The daughter of King Jin's grandson?"

"Could it be..."

Vaguely realizing something, Liu De suddenly raised his head again, only to see his eldest brother Liu Rong just grinned and immediately got on his horse.

Before leaving, he added another sentence: "If you find it troublesome, there is no need to actually look for it."

"Think of a way to let Mrs. Wang get the news and know that our Phoenix Palace is looking for the grandson of King Jin."

　Chapter Four.

　　Phew~ There are still two chapters left of the promised six chapters. I will try to code one more chapter before I go to bed. The remaining chapter will be written tomorrow morning.

　　huh~~~
　　The price of not saving the manuscript...

　　
　
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